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You and Yours: John Thomson's side-hustle; Virtual estate agents; Face masks

22/07/2020

John Thomson's side-hustle; Virtual estate agents; Face masks

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, John Thomson's side-hustle; Virtual estate agents; Face masks

Actor John Thomson shares his lockdown side-hustle after all his work was cancelled.

John Thomson speaks candidly about losing work during lockdown and how he has been making ends meet since. Estate agents move home viewings online to sell from a distance.

Actor and comedian John Thomson tells You & Yours how he has been making money during lockdown after discovering all his work was cancelled. The Fast Show actor has been spending most of his time in his basement, recording personalised messages for fans.

Face coverings become mandatory for people shopping in England from this Friday.  It's already compulsory in Scotland.  Northern Ireland is expected to follow suit  from the end of next week and in Wales it will become mandatory from Monday to wear a three layer mask on public transport, but not in shops.  In many other countries, masks have been mandatory for some time.  We hear from Germany and Australia about how people have adapted to wearing them there. 

Estate agents, who are reporting a mini boom in sales at the moment, have been making use of virtual technology to sell homes during lockdown. Some now offer video tours, or virtual 3D tours so prospective buyers or renters can look around by themselves online.  We hear from two people who fell in love with their new homes online. 

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Produced by Natalie Donovan

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